George McGinnis
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George F. McGinnis (born August 12, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana) played with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1972 to 1975. He was drafted into the ABA from Indiana University in 1972. In the 1971-72 season at Indiana, McGinnis became the first sophomore to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding.
George McGinnis has been one of the marquee players of the ABA and later teamed with Julius Erving on the Philadelphia 76ers that made the NBA Finals in 1977. McGinnis finished out his NBA playing career with the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers.
McGinnis is one of four players (the others are Roger Brown, Reggie Miller, and Mel Daniels) to have his jersey (#30) retired by the Pacers.
McGinnis attended Washington High School in Indianapolis, where in 1969 his team went unbeaten for the season and won the state championship. McGinnis set an Indiana state tournament scoring record with 148 points in his final four games.He was also named Mr. Basketball for the state of Indiana that year.
ABA and NBA Achievements
- Member of the 1972 and 1973 Indiana Pacers ABA championship teams
- Second Team All-ABA selection in 1973
- 3-time ABA All-Star selections (1973-1975)
- 3-time All-ABA First Team selections (1974-1976)
- Selected as ABA Co-MVP, with Julius Erving in 1975
- First Team All-NBA selection in 1976
- Second Team All-NBA selection in 1977
- 3-time NBA All-Star selections (1976-1977 and 1979)
- ABA scoring title in 1975.
- Fifth leading scorer in Pacers’ history and holds the highest career scoring average (19.6)
- Holds the Pacers’ single-game records in an ABA game for most points (58 vs. Dallas Chapparals, 11/28/72) and for most rebounds (37 vs. Carolina Cougars, 1/12/74)
- Holds the Pacers’ record for most points (2,353) in an ABA season in 1974-75
- Holds the Pacers’ ABA records for free throw attempts in a game (22 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/9/71) and season (778 in 1972-73), as well as most field goals in a season 873 in 1974-75).
